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G. E. DE LONG.

CREAM CAN GAGE.

N0. 303,422. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

VINVENTOR fla /Z7) ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT CREAM-CAN GAGE.

BPECIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,422, dated August12, 1884.

Application filed June 3, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. DE LONG, of Vol-million, in the county ofClay and Territory of Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Cream-GanGage, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved creanrcangage, which can be secured readily in the can and is held secure] y.

The invention consists in the combination, with a can having alongitudinal slot provided at one end with lateral notches, of a stripcreased to form pockets along the side edges, into which pockets theside edges of the slot in the can arepassed, whereby the creased stripis held in the slot. A strip of glass is held in the creased strip andnumerals or other characters are produced on the creased strip.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of a can provided with my improvedcream-gage. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same onthe line 00 a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the slot in the can for receivingthe gage. Fig. 4: is a sectional plan view of the can and gage.

The can A is provided with a longitudinal slot, B, the lower end ofwhich is provided with short triangular or like notches O.

The gage is formed of a metal strip, D, provided with a longitudinalslot, E, and the side edges of the said strip D are bent or creased insuch a manner as to form a longitudinal groove or pocket, D, at eachside of the slot E, as shown in Fig. 4. A strip of glass, F, is slippedinto the insidelongitudinal pockets in (Model.)

the strip D, and cemented in place in such a manner that the joints willbe absolutely liquid-proof. The top and bottom edges of the metal stripD are also bent over the top and bottom edges of the glass strip F.Figures or characters are stamped or otherwise produced on the outerside of the frame formed by the strip D.

To secure the gage in the can A, the upper ends of the longitudinalwings H,- formed on the back of the by creasing the strip 1) to form thepockets D, are passed through the notches O in such a manner that thesaid wings H will be on the inner surface of the can, and the creasedstrip D will be on the outer surface of the can, the side edges of theslot B being passed into the pockets D. The glass F is held over theslot B and the frame or strip holding it is then soldered to the can.

The gage is made of a single piece of sheet metal, there are no joints,and the glass strip can be packed carefully before inserting the gage inthe can.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combination, with a can having a 1011- gitudinalslot, 13, provided at one end with lateral notches O, of the strip D,creased to form longitudinal pockets 1) and wings H,

and the glass strip F, held on the strip D, the

creased strip D being passed into the slot B in the can in such a mannerthat the side edges of the slot pass into the longitudinal pockets Dofthe creased strip D, substantially as here in shown and described.

CHARLES E. DE LONG. WVitnesses:

H. A. COPELAND, E. M. KELsEY.

